Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Kimberley Mine, Kimberley, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape, South Africa

Oldest recorded age at locality: 90
Youngest recorded age at locality: 81

mindat Locality ID: 3077
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3077.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kimberley Mine, Kimberley, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape, South Africa": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 28°44'20"S
Longitude: 24°45'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -28.738888888889,24.758333333333

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca F Fe H K Mg O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe H K Mg O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApophylliteCalciteClayCorundumDiamondGarnetMicaNonePyroxene

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)9081027770
Diamond  (*)DiamondC90810697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6908104135
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O90810303
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3908105433
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2908102273
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)390810341



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_384See Section 2. Age refers to the kimberlite emplacement in the Kimberley Kimberlite cluster.


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Michelle_384908181-90 Age of kimberlite emplacement for the Kimberley cluster   Yes  56310Kimberley, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape, South AfricaKimberley kimberlites clusterGiuliani et al (2014)10.1016/j.epsl.2014.05.044EPSL400_132Age of kimberlite emplacement for the Kimberley cluster. Author believes age to reflect previous geochronological work of various methods.


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